Meng: 121 books
Terawatt Solar Photovoltaics
Roadblocks and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Solar energy will undoubtedly become a main source of energy in our life by the end of this century, but how big of a role will photovoltaics play in this new energy infrastructure? Besides cost and efficiency, there are other barriers for current solar cell technologies to become a noticeable source...
M(odified) E(ssay) Q(uestions) for Medicine Finals
With Solutions and Tips
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012
This book is the first of its kind to guide final-year medical undergraduates in performing self-assessment in examination-style modified essay questions. It will also be useful for junior residents to evaluate their own knowledge and approaches in internal medicine, as well as senior doctors in providing...
Digital Inclusion
An International Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
The volume examines the risks and opportunities of a digital society characterized by the increasing importance of knowledge and by the incessant rise and pervasiveness of information and communication technologies (ICTs). At a global level, the pivotal role of ICTs has made it necessary to rethink...
by Yingxue Zhao, Xiaoge Meng, Shouyang Wang
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2015
This book is devoted to analysis and design of supply chain contracts with stochastic demand. Given the extensive utilization of contracts in supply chains, the issues concerning contract analysis and design are extremely important for supply chain management (SCM), and substantial research has...
Assessing the Economic Impact of Tourism
A Computable General Equilibrium Modelling Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
This book employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model – a widely used economic model which uses actual data to provide economic analysis and policy assessment – and applies it to economic data on Singapore’s tourism industry. The authors set out to demonstrate how a novice modeller...
Responsive Security
Be Ready to Be Secure
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Responsive Security: Be Ready to Be Secure explores the challenges, issues, and dilemmas of managing information security risk, and introduces an approach for addressing concerns from both a practitioner and organizational management standpoint. Utilizing a research study generated from nearly a decade...
Ownership of Trust Property in China
A Comparative and Social Capital Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
This book presents a hotly debated issue concerning the ownership of trust property in China. The book describes various conventional interpretations of Chinese Trust Law submitted by legal scholars and compares diverse approaches regarding the ownership of trust property provided by jurisdictions...
by Khee Meng Koh, Eng Guan Tay
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2002
This book is a useful, attractive introduction to basic counting techniques for upper secondary and junior college students, as well as teachers. Younger students and lay people who appreciate mathematics, not to mention avid puzzle solvers, will also find the book interesting. The various problems...
On the Decriminalization of Sex Work in China
HIV and Patients’ Rights
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
This study argues that the decriminalization of sex work in China can contribute to HIV prevention and human rights protection. The argument is supported by six key concepts: the universality of human rights, rights-based approaches to HIV, sex work as work, risk environment for HIV transmission,...
by Xiangping Meng, Zhaoyu Pian
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Intelligent Coordinated Control of Complex Uncertain Systems for Power Distribution and Network Reliability discusses the important topics revolving around the control of complex uncertain systems using the intelligent coordination control mechanism, a topic that has become the research focus of current...
Crowdsourcing for Speech Processing
Applications to Data Collection, Transcription and Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Provides an insightful and practical introduction to crowdsourcing as a means of rapidly processing speech data
Intended for those who want to get started in the domain and learn how to set up a task, what interfaces are available, how to assess the work, etc. as well as for those who already...
Business Research Methods for Chinese Students
A Practical Guide to Your Research Project
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Written by Chinese authors who having both successfully completed Masters degrees and PhDs and become lecturers at UK universities, are equipped to provide Chinese students with straightforward guidance to help overcome the cultural and language difficulties they are confronted with, and to support...
by Meng-Shan Tsai
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
The millennial generation is rapidly progressing in the workforce. As it does, it brings with it new ways of working and managing efficiency in the workplace. The challenge faced by managers and businesses is how to provide a space that encourages the new ideals of millennials while also balancing...
Control of Cutting Vibration and Machining Instability
A Time-Frequency Approach for Precision, Micro and Nano Machining
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Presents new developments on machine tool vibration control based on discontinuous dynamical systems
Machining instability is a topical area, and there are a wide range of publications that cover the topic. However, many of these previous studies have started by assuming that the behavior of...